For a very long time, researchers have been studying this topic, trying to come to a conclusion. But most of the time, what they observe is that it is only the body that has to be tuned for best results and not the time. The best time of the day is basically when you’re body is ready do it consistently with full enthusiasm. Different people will have different preferences with regards to their workout times. Each body is tuned in unique ways to respond to workouts based on one’s lifestyle and dietary habits. Some early risers will find an early morning workout more convenient as it tends to boost and rejuvenate them to carry on with the day’s work. Some others who can never wake up early might find this an extremely inconvenient commitment and may soon lose interest. It is always better to stack as many cards on your side of the table by understanding how your body likes to be treated.

Following are the points to be considered before you set an alarm for your workouts. This will help you understand if your body is tuned for morning, noon or evening workouts.

Morning Workouts

Morning workouts are generally suggested by a lot of people primarily because of the fact that it tends to boost your metabolism, lower your blood pressure and keep you energized through the day. Various studies have proved that morning workouts pull the necessary sleep triggers in the night and help in getting a good night’s sleep. This is because your body automatically drives itself into hibernation mode due to the high activity levels during the day.

Morning workouts are definitely ideal for early risers but not for the rest of the world. If this doesn’t sound like you, read on to see what afternoon and evening workouts have in store.

Afternoon & Evening Workouts

Your body responds differently at different times of the day based on the level of engagement of your muscular tissue. Your muscles are cold early in the morning after a long night’s sleep and need to be woken up with a bunch of stretches and push-ups. Whereas in the afternoon, your muscles have been warmed up by the days activities and so their strength and endurance are quite high. The likelihood of injuries is decreased during this time. Protein synthesis peaks at this time of the day and so some people find it efficient to perform intense workout sessions in the afternoons and evenings.

For late evening workouts, it is the calories that you packed all through the day that gets burnt making you feel more energized while exercising. Although your body feels fresh after a strenuous workout at night, remember that you ‘might’ tend to find getting a good night’s sleep difficult since your activating your tissues and muscles fully warmed up and active. Also some people tend to have cravings for food after workout. In such cases, night time workouts cause more harm than good since there’s not going to be enough activity to burn the excess calories while you’re asleep.

 

Reference:

http://greatist.com/fitness/ whats-best-time-work-out

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ HealthyLiving/ PhysicalActivity/When-Is-the- Best-Time-of-Day-to-Work-Out_ UCM_438922_Article.jsp#. V8peqvl97IU